Where does “pidätystodistus” come from?

pidätystodistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidätys, from Finnish pidättää, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

pidätystodistus (Finnish): withholding statement notification from the payer to the receiver of a taxable income detailing the taxes that have been withheld

Definitions

  1. withholding statement notification from the payer to the receiver of a taxable income detailing the taxes that have been withheld

Ancestry of “pidätystodistus”, step by step

pidätystodistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pidätys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpidätysarrest, seizure; detention; suspension
2Finnishpidättääto hold back, restrain, hinder, curb; to...
3Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
4Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish todistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtodistuscertificate; diploma, report card, certificate;...
2FinnishtodistaaTo prove, demonstrate, substantiate; To witness,...
3Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
4Proto-Finnictocitruth
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →